Leucothoe fontanesiana (Steudel) Sleumer. Mountain Doghobble, Switch-ivy. Phen: Apr-May; Sep-Oct. Hab: Moist slopes, streambanks, ravines, often associated with Rhododendron maximum thickets. Dist: A Southern Appalachian endemic: sw. VA south through w. NC and e. TN to nw. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy: = FNA8, GW2, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Tn, Va, W, Bush et al (2010), Luteyn et al (1996); = Leucothoe axillaris (Lam.) D.Don var. editorum (Fernald & Schub.) H.E.Ahles – RAB; = Leucothoe catesbaei (Walter) Gray – S; = Leucothoe editorum Fernald & Schub. – F, G; = Leucothoe walteri (Willd.) Melvin – C, Pa; = n/a – Tat
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily: 3
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